Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in India stood at 0.0254 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.1186 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
India ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0871 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +198.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 2007 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +152.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | +155.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0577 ha per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0254 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0254 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0343 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 46 Philippines 0.0302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0.0289 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Togo 0.0267 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0223 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Jamaica 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 South Africa 0.0167 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in India?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1186 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does India rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.